Abbeyman I heard a big club legend back your way passed away during wk.. I remember the deadly Dee in the good days..condolences to the family and club.. rip Dee.
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Abbeyman I heard a big club legend back your way passed away during wk.. I remember the deadly Dee in the good days..condolences to the family and club.. rip Dee.
Who passed away?
Yes southern kid , these events put things in perspective , we are all mere mortals at the end of the day regardless of club or sport , all abbeys games off this weekend .
Cracker match this morning between both Newcastle sides this morning. Rover went 2-0 down and then 3-1 down. Lucky they were not 5/6 down. Afc missed sitters and afc should have had 2 clear penos. Rovers came back like the good team they are and won 4-3
Saturday, October 7th
FAI Umbro U17 Cup 1st Round
Avenue Utd V Askeaton (abandoned due to injury to Askeaton player)
Youths Division 1
AK Utd 2 Broadford Utd 2
Newcastle West Town V Abbeyfeale Utd off
Youths Division 2
Granagh Utd 0 Ballingarry 9
Ferry Rangers 2 Mountcollins 5
Kilcolman Rovers 0 Shountrade 2
Sunday, October 8th
MFA Champions Trophy QF
Janesboro 2 Rathkeale 1
Munster Junior Cup 1st Round
Newcastle West 3 Newcastle West Rovers 4
Killeaney 0 Carrig Celtic 4
AK United 3 Adare Utd 1
Ballingarry 4 Shannonside 0
Broadford Utd 6 Athea Utd 0
Riedy Cup 1st Round
Abbeyfeale Utd B V Breska Rovers off
Bally Rovers 5 Askeaton 2
Knockaderry 0 Ballysteen 3
Shountrade 7 St Itas 2
Glantine B 1 Carrig Celtic B 3
Division 1
Kildimo Utd V Glantine off
Division 3
Creeves Celtic 1 Broadford Utd B 2
Saturday, October 14th
FAI Youths Cup 1st Round (et & pens)
Askeaton V Newmarket Celtic 2pm (P. King)
Youths Division 1
GB Rovers V Newcastle West Town 230 in Ballyhahill (P. Manning)
Abbeyfeale Utd V AK Utd 230 (J. Roche)
Youths Division 2
Ferry Rangers V Granagh Utd 230 (G. O’Connor)
Kilcolman Rovers V Mountcollins 230 (S. Hartnett)
Pallaskenry V Shountrade 230 (JP Murphy
Sunday, October 15th
Munster Junior Cup 1st Round (et & pens)
Glantine V Glin Rovers 1130 (E. Barrett)
Abbeyfeale United V Kildimo Utd 1130 (J. Roche)
Shountrade V Rathkeale 1130 (E. Noonan)
Riedy Cup 1st Round (et & pens)
Ballingarry B V Newcastle West 230 (S. Hartnett)
Richard Hogan Cup 1st Round (et & pens)
Knockaderry V Rathkeale B 230 (JP Murphy)
Pallaskenry V Carrig Celtic B 230 (T. Fitzmaurice)
Broadford Utd B V Creeves Celtic 230 (J. Roche)
Premier Division
Carrig Celtic V Shannonside 1130 (P. Manning)
Athea Utd V Broadford Utd 1130 (P. O’Brien)
Granagh Utd V Newcastle West Rovers 1130 (G. O’Connor)
Division 1
AK Utd V Feenagh in Kilcornan 1130 (L. O’Connor)
Ballysteen V Killeaney 230 (E. Noonan)
Division 2
Bally Rovers V Ferry Rangers 230 (G. O’Connor)
St Itas V Askeaton 1130 (P. King)
Glin Rovers B V Newcastle West Rovers B 230 (P. O’Donnell)
Division 3
Athea Utd B V Glantine B 230 (J. Molyneaux)
Saturday, October 14th
FAI Youths Cup 1st Round
Askeaton 1 Newmarket Celtic 2
Youths Division 1
GB Rovers 1 Newcastle West Town 4
Abbeyfeale Utd 1 AK Utd 0
Youths Division 2
Ferry Rangers 1 Granagh Utd 4
Pallaskenry 3 Shountrade 0
Kilcolman Rovers V Mountcollins (on Sunday at 4.30pm)
Sunday, October 15th
Munster Junior Cup 1st Round
Glantine 0 Glin Rovers 2
Abbeyfeale United 4 Kildimo Utd 1
Shountrade 0 Rathkeale 5
Riedy Cup 1st Round
Ballingarry B 4 Newcastle West 5 aet
Richard Hogan Cup 1st Round
Knockaderry 0 Rathkeale B 1
Pallaskenry 0 Carrig Celtic B 0 (Pallaskenry won 5-4 on pens)
Broadford Utd B 4 Creeves Celtic 4 (Broadford Utd B won 5-3 on pens)
Premier Division
Carrig Celtic 4 Shannonside 0
Athea Utd 1 Broadford Utd 1
Granagh Utd 1 Newcastle West Rovers 2
Division 1
AK Utd 0 Feenagh 2
Ballysteen 0 Killeaney 1
Division 2
Bally Rovers 3 Ferry Rangers 3
St Itas v Askeaton off
Glin Rovers B 0 Newcastle West Rovers B 0
Division 3
Athea Utd B 3 Glantine B 1
Big point for Athea against Broadford yesterday. Broadford have dropped 7 points already this season but now that all GAA is over you would expect them to get very strong again as they usually do.
Shannonside look like they are relegated already, it's been a terrible start for them.
Sunday, October 22nd
FAI U17 Cup (et & pens)
Avenue Utd V Askeaton in Ennis 2pm
FAI Junior Cup 3rd Round (et & pens)
AK Utd V Newmarket Celtic in Kilcornan 2pm (P Manning)
Ballysteen V Avenue Utd 2pm (L O’Connor)
Broadford Utd V Classic FC 2pm (P King)
CG Killarney V Carrig Celtic 2pm
Coole FC V Ballingarry 2pm
Glin Rovers V Castlegregory Cel 1130 (P O’Brien)
Newmarket Celtic B V Newcastle West Rovers 2pm
Rathkeale V Abbeyfeale Utd 1130 (G O’Connor)
Riedy Cup 1st Round (et & pens)
Abbeyfeale Utd B V Breska Rovers 230 (J Roche)
Premier Division
Shannonside V Granagh Utd 1130 (P O’Connor)
Division 1
Adare Utd V Newcastle West 1030 (E Noonan)
Glantine V Killeaney 1130 (P O’Donnell)
Division 2
Shountrade V Knockaderry 1130 (P Manning)
Askeaton V Pallaskenry 230 (W Fitzgerald)
Glin Rovers B V Ferry Rangers 230 (J Molyneaux)
St Itas V Bally Rovers 230 (S Hartnett)
Division 3
Creeves Celtic V Athea Utd B 230 (JP Murphy)
Shannonside are useless. Same every year. Up and down and up and down etc.
Any word on an Oscar Traynor team?
Silly statement. Shannonside were only formed in 2008, started life in the 1st division, won it at the first attempt and went into the premier div where they stayed until they went down in 2016. They came back up at the first attempt again this year. Yes the results have been useless so far, I will agree with you on that but the attraction for players to play soccer in the desmond league is at an all time low in my opinion.
Shannonside along with most other teams across west limerick have lost hugely influential players in the last 4/5 years or more due to not only retirements but a lack of interest or willingness to commit. On top of this the younger players coming through tend to put football ahead of soccer. I saw a post on here a few weeks back questioning why players are doing this. It's down to a number of key issues but from what I can see GAA has a more attractive social life, they mainly play in the summer, in front of bigger crowds and as a whole is better organised within the clubs. Until the powers that be in the desmond league realise this, the standard levels and interest in soccer in this county will continue to suffer. They need to try something to put a bit of life back into the thing and keep it going and the sooner the better. Rant Over!!!!!
There is no team this year.. management team were on place but by all acc there was lack of interest from premier players..
Any idea who was in place for management?
Heard it was Brian Barry and young Gallagher with Noel Murphy ncw and Kelleher Abbey.
Just goes to show again how poor this league has gone. Players don't want to know about extra training/matches even if it is to represent the league. If you went back 10 or 15 years you could probably get two squads of players that would have been interested in playing Oscar traynor.....and to add to it the desmond league won the bloody thing in 08! So the standard of players at that time was well above what it is now too.
Games will hardly go ahead this weekend due to the weather
All domestic games off, FAI games are going ahead.Quote:
Originally Posted by fanaticfan
Just a side note, and I have nothing against Broadford United seeing as they have no say in it, but I've never seen a team so blessed with cup luck. While two of the best teams in the League in the form of Rathkeale and Abbeyfeale draw each other in the FAI, Broadford draw Classic FC at home who are third in the Kerry Premier B.
In the Munster Junior Cup, they drew Athea United at home in the first round and will face either Shountrade of Division Two or AK United of Division One away from home if they beat Carrig Celtic away. Meanwhile, Ballingarry, Abbeyfeale, Glin and Newcastle West Rovers are all on the one side of the draw.
There's also last year's Munster Junior Draw which as I mentioned in last season's thread was very much in their favour.
Again, I know they have absolutely no input on the draw and can only beat what is put in front of them.
FAI Junior Cup 4th Round Draw
Clare/Desmond/Kerry
Carrig Celtic v Castleisland FC
Newmarket Celtic B v Killarney Celtic or Moher Celtic
Glin Rovers FC v Fenit Samphires FC
Shannon Town FC v Ballingarry FC
Avenue Utd v Rathkeale FC
Newmarket Celtic A v Broadford Utd
Ties to be played week ending 12th November 2017
Decent draw. Out of the 6 places to go through to the last 64 it means 5 desmond league teams will have a chance to be there. I expect rathkeale, Glin and Carrig to get to the next round. Ballingarry have a good chance but up against the current holders of the Clare premier and Broadford up against a Newmarket side which has a few Irish junior internationals and did very well in this competition last year. Nevertheless good to see so many desmond league teams in this round and hopefully a few in the next too.
Saturday, November 4th
FAI U17 Cup 2nd Round
Tralee Dynamos 2 Askeaton 1 aet
Munster Youths Cup 2nd Round
AK United 1 Newcastle West Town 0
Shountrade 0 Ballingarry 1
Youths Division 1
Broadford Utd 3 Abbeyfeale Utd 0
Youths Division 2
Ferry Rangers 1 Kilcolman Rovers 3
Mountcollins 1 Pallaskenry 2
Sunday, November 5th
FAI Junior Cup 4th Round
Newmarket Celtic 2 Broadford Utd 0
Carrig Celtic 1 Castleisland 0
Glin Rovers 3 Fenit Samphires 3, Glin won 4-2 on pens
Munster Junior Cup 2nd Round
Rathkeale 3 AK Utd 0
Richard Hogan Cup 1st Round
Ballingarry B 1 Newcastle West Rovers B 2
St Itas V Glin Rovers B off
Riedy Cup 2nd Round
Bally Rovers 4 Shountrade 9
Creeves Celtic 2 Pallaskenry 1
Ferry Rangers 2 Abbeyfeale Utd B 0
Killeaney 2 Rathkeale B 2 aet, Killeaney won 4-3 on pens
Premier Division
Newcastle West Rovers 1 Ballingarry 2
Athea Utd 3 Shannonside 5
Division 1
Ballysteen 0 Glantine 1
Adare Utd 1 Newcastle West 7
Kildimo Utd 2 Breska Rovers 2
Division 2
Askeaton 2 Knockaderry 8
Saturday, November 11th
FAI Youths Inter League (Group 3)
Cork Youths League V Limerick Desmond League, 2pm. Ringmahon Park.
Youths Division 2
Kilcolman Rovers V Granagh Utd 230 (P. O’Connor)
Sunday 12th November 12th
FAI Junior Cup 4th Round (et & pens)
Shannon Town V Ballingarry 2pm
Avenue Utd V Rathkeale 2pm
Riedy Cup 1st Round (et & pens)
Kildimo Utd V AK Utd 1130 (E. Noonan)
Riedy Cup 2nd Round (et & pens)
Broadford Utd Reserves V Ballysteen 2pm (E. Barrett)
Carrig Celtic B V Feenagh 1130 (S. Hartnett)
Newcastle West Rovers B V Newcastle West 2pm (G. O’Connor)
Richard Hogan Cup 1st Round (et & pens)
Glin Rovers B V St. Itas 230 (P. O’Brien)
Premier Division
Newcastle West Rovers V Glin Rovers 1130 (P. O’Brien)
Broadford Utd V Granagh Utd 1130 (J. Roche)
Division 1
Breska Rovers V Abbeyfeale Utd B 230 (P. Manning)
Division 2
Askeaton V Pallaskenry 230 (T. Fitzmaurice)
Shountrade V Knockaderry 230 (L. O’Connor)
Division 3
Glantine B V Creeves Celtic 230 (J. Molyneaux)
Some interesting results at the weekend.
Ballingarry are really putting heads on spikes as of late, they'd done well all season but had yet to meet any strong competition but wins over Abbeyfeale and Rovers are fairly bold statements and it's great to see a different side at the top of the table.
It's also strange to see that Abbeyfeale are out of both the FAI and Munster Junior Cups, you'd expect them to do well domestically now.
It's probably gone under the radar but Glin have had a great start to the season, fifth in the table and into the fifth round of the FAI.
Massive win for Shannonside against Athea too, good to see the battle at the bottom spiced up. Athea could be glad of that point they got from Broadford yet.
Fairly competitive Division One this season although I feel that Newcastle and Killeaney are the only two who can really go up.
All games off tomorrow except Avenue Utd v Rathkeale in the FAI Junior Cup
Youths beaten 4-0 in Cork yesterday. Anyone know how Rathkeale got on today?
Lost 2-1, will find out Ballingarry result soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnnie C
Edit: Ballingarry game was off.
Yes Ballingarry are a breath of fresh air and it hasn't been as easy of a start for them as you say. Abbey away, Rathkeale away and Rovers away would be considered as 3 tough opponents IMO and came out unbeaten!
Abbey fully focused on league now and who have also played a lot of the so called bigger teams, Ballingarry, Rovers and Broadford played already. 4 of their first 5 games played at home if I'm not mistaken?
Rathkeale for me have to be favourites still though. With all their footballers back. 2 lyons, Doherty and Carmody all back from adare and 2 Quilligan's from NCW. Management will have a tough time keeping all those good players happy and will they have any rathkeale players on the starting line up?
Bottom of the table hotting up now. Athea and Shannonside have had some lifelines as of late. Granagh and Carrig with their heads above water for now. Bottom two (Athea and Shannonside) for me will go down but saying that Athea looked dead and buried last year until 4 win in their final 5 games comfortably saved them so Granagh will be looking over their shoulder for next 6 months.
One last thing. Great to see so many Desmond teams doing well in FAI. Broadford and Rathkeale bowed out in the last round to tough opposition, Glin and Carrig through to last 64 and Ballingarry yet to play Shannon in which will be a tough fixture but a possibility to be the third team into the last 64 and who knows you could get an easy draw to be looking at a final 32 tie.......
Sunday, November 19th
Munster Junior Cup 3rd Round
Ballingarry 1 Newcastle West Rovers 0
Rathkeale 2 Broadford Utd 2 aet, Broadford won 4-3 on pens
Riedy Cup 1st Round
Kildimo Utd 2 AK Utd 1
Riedy Cup 2nd Round
Broadford Utd Reserves 2 Ballysteen 1
Carrig Celtic B 1 Feenagh 4
Newcastle West Rovers B 1 Newcastle West 3
Richard Hogan Cup 1st Round
Glin Rovers B 1 St Itas 0
Premier Division
Abbeyfeale Utd 1 Glin Rovers 1
Granagh Utd V Carrig Celtic off
Division 1
Breska Rovers 3 Abbeyfeale Utd B 5
Killeaney 3 Adare Utd 3
Division 2
Bally Rovers 1 Pallaskenry 0
Shountrade V Rathkeale B off
Askeaton V Ferry Rangers off
Division 3
Glantine B 1 Athea Utd B 6
are desmond league schoolboys gone to summer football for 2018
Not that I know of but it will happen sooner rather than later.
as far as i know they will be converting in 2019. finish this season, do next season, a small mini season and start then
Ballingarry lost 1-0 to Limerick District Division 1A leaders Prospect Priory in a 70 minute friendly in the Manor Fields tonight.
Saturday, November 25th
FAI Youths Inter League Cup (Group 3)
Limerick Desmond V Wexford Football League, 2pm, Clounreask (P. O’Brien, P. Manning, J. Molyneaux, 4th official TBA)
Sunday, November 26th
FAI Junior Cup 4th Round (et & pens)
Ballingarry V Shannon Town 2pm (L. O’Connor)
Richard Hogan Cup Quarter Finals (et & pens)
Glantine B V Shountrade 2pm (J. Molyneaux)
Glin Rovers B V Pallaskenry 2pm (P. Manning)
Ferry Rangers V Rathkeale B 2pm (P. O’Brien)
Newcastle West Rovers B V Broadford Utd Reserves 2pm (E. Barrett)
Premier Division
Broadford Utd V Glin Rovers 1130 (J. Roche)
Carrig Celtic V Athea Utd 1130 (G. O’Connor)
Rathkeale V Abbeyfeale Utd 1130 (P. O’Connor)
Division 1
Breska Rovers V Feenagh 1130 (T. Fitzmaurice)
Kildimo Utd V Glantine 1130 (E. Noonan)
Killeaney V AK Utd 230 (G. O’Connor)
Newcastle West V Abbeyfeale Utd B 230 (S. Hartnett)
Division 2
Bally Rovers V Askeaton 1130 (P. King)
Division 3
Creeves Celtic V Carrig Celtic B 230 (P. O’Donnell)
Saturday, November 25th
FAI Youths Inter League Cup (Group 3)
Limerick Desmond 0 Wexford 3
Sunday, November 26th
FAI Junior Cup 4th Round
Ballingarry 0 Shannon Town 4
Richard Hogan Cup Quarter Finals
Glantine B 0 Shountrade 5
Ferry Rangers 2 Rathkeale B 2 aet, Ferry won 5-4 on pens
Newcastle West Rovers B 0 Broadford Utd Reserves 3
Glin Rovers B V Pallaskenry off
Premier Division
Broadford Utd 1 Glin Rovers 1
Carrig Celtic V Athea Utd off
Rathkeale V Abbeyfeale Utd off
Division 1
Breska Rovers 2 Feenagh 1
Kildimo Utd 4 Glantine 0
Killeaney V AK Utd off
Newcastle West V Abbeyfeale Utd B off
Division 2
Bally Rovers V Askeaton off
Division 3
Creeves Celtic 2 Carrig Celtic B 1
Munster Junior Cup Fourth Round Draw.
Killarney Celtic or Dingle Bay Rovers vs Ballingarry.
BT Harps or Thurles Town vs Broadford United.
Games to take place on or before 20th / 21st January 2018.
Full Draw.
Also, a bit of a bold prediction from me. I think that if Glin Rovers can beat Galbally away in the last 64 of the FAI Junior Cup and get a home draw in the last 32 that they could advance.
Tough draw there for Ballingarry assuming Killarney Celtic come through, Broadford's prospects of advancing look a lot better.
I'd give Glin a chance as well away to Galbally this Sunday but Carrig are right up against it.
Saturday, December 2nd
Munster Youths Cup 3rd Round (et & pens)
AK Utd V Ballingarry 2pm (P Manning)
Limerick Desmond Youths Cup 1st Round (et & pens)
Granagh Utd V GB Rovers 2pm (P O’Connor)
Youths Division 1
Newcastle West Town V Abbeyfeale Utd 230pm (S Hartnett)
Youths Division 2
Mountcollins V Shountrade 230pm (P O’Donnell)
Pallaskenry V Kilcolman Rovers 230pm (W Fitzgerald)
Sunday 3rd December 3rd
FAI Junior Cup 5th Round (et & pens)
Galbally Utd V Glin Rovers 2pm
Ballymun Utd V Carrig Celtic 2pm
Riedy Cup QFs (et & pens)
Shountrade V Creeves Celtic 2pm (E Noonan)
Killeaney V Newcastle West 2pm (G O’Connor)
Broadford Utd Reserves V Ferry Rangers 2pm (J Molyneaux)
Premier Division
Rathkeale V Abbeyfeale Utd 1130 (P O’Connor)
Ballingarry V Shannonside 1130 (T Fitzmaurice)
Newcastle West Rovers V Athea Utd 1130 in Woodfield (J Roche)
Division 1
AK Utd V Breska Rovers 1130 in Kilcornan (L O’Connor)
Abbeyfeale Utd B V Ballysteen 230 (P King)
Glantine V Adare Utd 1130 (E Barrett)
Division 2
Bally Rovers V Askeaton 230 (P O’Donnell)
St Itas V Rathkeale B 230 (E Barrett)
Pallaskenry V Newcastle West Rovers B 230 (P Manning)
Division 3
Athea Utd B V Ballingarry B 230 (P O’Brien)
Saw donie o gorman has retired from referee. Will be missed. A great referee he was
Retired since last season fanatic - one of the better ones for sure - forced upon him through a medical issue